[littl3chocobo]

they were never any good XD any artist worth their salt will tell you that the how-to-art books usually are just showing you how to make shortcuts and cookie-cutter tropes instead of teaching critical information on how to draw

sort of like a cake-making book that only talks about icing. those books are selling because they are just icing and people love the sweet stuff. you are a looooot better off with a legit reference book geared towards artists and then look to your fave mangaka and swwe what they are doing. anyone can make really shit art and paste on big eyes but it is a mark of skill to be able to make proper proportions then have the wherewithal to know where to make your own personal alterations


tldr? make realistic art THEN modify it to be more anime, your art wont come out bizarre and lumpy XD